EFL captain appears to be involved in street brawl after ‘pub row’ as club release statement
Hull City have launched an investigation after their club captain Lewie Coyle appeared to be involved in a street fight. Footage on social media seemingly shows Coyle being led away by his brother Rocco, also of the Tigers, on Sunday evening. Footage appears to show a street fight in HullThe Sun The Sun reports that the incident took place outside the Empress pub at around 8pm. A source who filmed the altercation whilst travelling on a bus told the outlet that it had to stop in the road due to the fight. BBC Humberside Sport said on X: “We’ve received this statement from Hull City after a video emerged on social media last night which appears to show club captain, Lewie Coyle and brother Rocco, who also plays for the club, involved in an incident in Hull city centre.” The statement from Championship side Hull read: “Hull City is aware of a video currently circulating on social media and has launched an investigation into the matter. “The club will refrain from making any further comment until the investigation has been concluded.” The incident took place the day after Hull avoided relegation from the Championship. Ruben Selles’ side drew 1-1 with Portsmouth on the final day of the season to confirm their place in the second tier. Hull finished level on 49 points with Luton Town but finished in the last safety spot with a better goal difference. Luton, Plymouth Argyle and Cardiff City have all been relegated. Doyle featured in all but two of Hull’s 46 Championship matches this season, scoring one goal as a right-back. Hull captain Doyle, who is shirtless, appears to have been involvedThe Sun Coyle has been at the Tigers since 2020Getty A graduate of the Leeds United academy, the 29-year-old joined the Tigers in 2020 from Fleetwood Town. Doyle has made 188 appearances in all competitions since, scoring four goals and assisting another nine. Speaking after they secured Championship safety on Saturday, he told ITV: “It’s been a difficult year for us this year. “We’ve been at the other end of the table, not where we want to be, and we’ve suffered a lot this year at times. “A lot of it down to our own doing, we have to take responsibility as players, we’ve not been good enough at times. “But I know exactly what that meant to everybody inside that dressing room today and I couldn’t be more proud of the lads. Hull narrowly avoided relegation from the ChampionshipGetty “Because when our backs were against the wall and chips were down, I found out a lot about me and my teammates today. It’s made me very, very proud.” Next season will be Hull’s fifth consecutive Championship campaign.
Hull City have launched an investigation after their club captain Lewie Coyle appeared to be involved in a street fight.
Footage on social media seemingly shows Coyle being led away by his brother Rocco, also of the Tigers, on Sunday evening.
The Sun reports that the incident took place outside the Empress pub at around 8pm.
A source who filmed the altercation whilst travelling on a bus told the outlet that it had to stop in the road due to the fight.
BBC Humberside Sport said on X: “We’ve received this statement from Hull City after a video emerged on social media last night which appears to show club captain, Lewie Coyle and brother Rocco, who also plays for the club, involved in an incident in Hull city centre.”
The statement from Championship side Hull read: “Hull City is aware of a video currently circulating on social media and has launched an investigation into the matter.
“The club will refrain from making any further comment until the investigation has been concluded.”
The incident took place the day after Hull avoided relegation from the Championship.
Ruben Selles’ side drew 1-1 with Portsmouth on the final day of the season to confirm their place in the second tier.
Hull finished level on 49 points with Luton Town but finished in the last safety spot with a better goal difference.
Luton, Plymouth Argyle and Cardiff City have all been relegated.
Doyle featured in all but two of Hull’s 46 Championship matches this season, scoring one goal as a right-back.
A graduate of the Leeds United academy, the 29-year-old joined the Tigers in 2020 from Fleetwood Town.
Doyle has made 188 appearances in all competitions since, scoring four goals and assisting another nine.
Speaking after they secured Championship safety on Saturday, he told ITV: “It’s been a difficult year for us this year.
“We’ve been at the other end of the table, not where we want to be, and we’ve suffered a lot this year at times.
“A lot of it down to our own doing, we have to take responsibility as players, we’ve not been good enough at times.
“But I know exactly what that meant to everybody inside that dressing room today and I couldn’t be more proud of the lads.
“Because when our backs were against the wall and chips were down, I found out a lot about me and my teammates today. It’s made me very, very proud.”
Next season will be Hull’s fifth consecutive Championship campaign.
